GoDaddy Closeout Domain Recap – April 6-20

GoDaddy Closeout Domains Recap

GoDaddy Domain Closeouts are prior domain auctions that did not sell, and take place right before the domain is officially deleted and sent back to the registry to release for anyone to hand register at cost.

Within this time period, GoDaddy offers these closeout domains up for immediate sale in a 5-day Buy-it-Now (BIN) reverse auction format, where it starts at the initial $11 (plus registration costs) and then the price drops daily before finishing at a final $5 BIN.

Obviously this isn’t the place to go looking for LLL.COM domains or premium one-word .COM names, but there are usually some nice deals hidden deep within the GoDaddy Closeout listings and we’ve tried our best to find some of these gems with potential value.

The pricing data is only current at the time of publishing and this information can change quickly, so please click on the provided domain auction link to view the current price and availability of each listing.

Word Domain Closeouts – .COM

It’s very difficult to find viable single-word domains in the Closeout section, especially at the .COM level, as the majority of even mid-level words are long gone at the auction stage. It’s a lot of work parsing down the limited number of single-words from the entire list, but we managed to find a few potential options today.

Word Domain Closeouts – .NET/.ORG

In this section we move down a level on the single-word scale, switching from .COM to the old school pair of .NET and .ORG. These are still viewed as premium territory for 10word domains, and although the overall quality will be higher than in .COM, still don’t expect many of the shorter and singular words.

Word Domain Closeouts – Other gTLD and ccTLD

The gTLD/ccTLD word section exists just below the COM/NET/ORG triumvirate, and exactly which domain extension you’re talking about determines how steep the drop-off is. On the positive side, you can often find shorter and better-quality Closeout words in this area.

3-Letter Domain Closeouts

This is certainly not the place to go looking for higher-end gTLDs like .COM, .NET, .ORG or even .CO and any remaining LLL domain that hits closeout status is going to be of a lower-tier extension. There are still deals to be found, and the most common TLDs you’ll find in this area include .BIZ, .CC, .INFO, .ME, .US, and .WS.

4-Letter .NET/.ORG Closeout Picks

No 4-letter .COM domains ever make it to Closeout status, so we’re shifting to the second-tier and looking at 4-letter .NET and .ORG domains, usually of the pronounceable/phonetic variety, but also including some higher-end acronyms.

5-Letter .COM Closeout Picks

The 5-letter range is where the .COM numbers really start to hum, and this area is usually a mix of pronounceable and phonetic domains along with a few of the more intriguing outliers like abbreviations, pseudo-homophones, and hipster brandables.

9-Letter .COM Closeout Picks

This list of .COM closeouts highlights the 9-letter domain range, and it offers a wide range of domain possibilities this is an area where pretty well anything goes, from pronounceables to multi-word EMDs.

10-Letter .COM Closeout Picks

We finally hit double digits at the 10-letter range, and this is an area where pretty well anything goes, all the way from pronounceables to brandables, but certainly leaning more towards multi-word domains.

12-Letter .COM Closeout Picks

The final part of our letter-based Closeout area spotlights the 12-letter domain range, and this is almost exclusively multi-word .COMs, with a very limited number of pronounceables sprinkled in here and there.

High Valuation Picks – .COM

Here we concentrate on the .COM Closeout picks with the highest GD valuations, first using queries to extract the domains with the right characteristics and then further parse down these results the old-fashioned way.

Disclaimer: This article contains raw data based solely on the characteristics of the listed domain names and should not be viewed as an endorsement or recommendation of any third-party services or affiliates mentioned or linked to above.